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forecastle

Today it means: A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it. Full definition →

Middle English forecastel

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Middle English · inherited fromforecastel
English todayforecastle

From Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equivalent to fore- + castle. Compare Dutch voorkasteel.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.